Spain Journal- March 1st- Barcelona

Busy but Rewarding Day


Day 7- Barcelona


What to say about today... We saw so much amazing stuff. We took the metro to the Hospital Santa Ceu i Sant Pau. This building was designed by Domenech Montaner. He believed that there was a healing power to the sunlight and being outside in nature. So he designed the hospital so that sunlight could hit every room. After looking directly at the front of the hospital, you do an about face, you see Gaudi's Sagrada Familia. I think I had to pick my chin off of the ground, I was so amazed at the size and look of this amazing building. I won't go into much detail about this building because we have a writing assignment. I will share my thoughts there. I will say that our group was able to go up into the towers of the cathedral. By taking part in this experience you are able to see Barcelona from up high and really get a feel of how tall Sagrada Familia truly is.

Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Turn around and you see this in the backgroud, Gaudi's Sagrada Familia

Julia and Dominique walking up the tower in the Sagrada Familia(sorry it's alittle blurry)

Looking up at Sagrada Familia

  

 After we spent time in the Sagrada Familia we had lunch and then met at the park across from the Sagrada Familia. From there we went to see the Neighborhood of Discord, where Gaudi, Montaner designed buildings next to one another. None of them looking alike, but you can tell which artist designed what. Can you tell?

Neighborhood of Discord